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. 2022 Apr 24;307(3):715–728. doi: 10.1007/s00404-022-06560-x

Table 7.

Odds rations for oxytocin use in women with vaginal delivery and risk for elective cesarean section in all women

Explanatory variable Oxytocin useb Elective Caesarean sectionc
Adjusteda OR (95% CI) p value Adjusteda OR (95% Cl) p value
Sleep duration 0.481 0.430
  ≥ 6 h 1.0 1.0
 < 6 h 1.27 (0.65–2.49) 1.66 (0.47–5.81)
Sleep loss 0.553 0.497
 ≤ 2 h 1.0 1.0
 > 2 h 0.86 (0.53–1.41) 1.46 (0.49–4.33)
Insomnia score 0.049 0.743
  < 4 1.0 1.0
 ≥ 4 1.54 (1.00–2.38) 0.84 (0.29–2.44)
Snoring 0.969 0.074
 No 1.0 1.0
 Yes 1.01 (0.64–1.60) 2.17 (0.03–4.40)
Depression score 0.044  < 0.001
 (CES-D) < 12 1.0 1.0
 (CES-D) ≥ 12 1.76 (1.02–3.04) 4.67 (2.04–10.68)
Anxiety score 0.001 0.042
 (STAI) < 12 1.0 1.0
 (STAI) ≥ 12 1.91 (1.28–2.84) 2.22 (1.03–4.79)

OR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, CES-D Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, STAI State-Trait Anxiety inventory

aAll models are adjusted for age, parity, BMI, general health, smoking and education. All explanatory variables are considered as categorical variables

bAnalysis for oxytocin usage was performed only in mothers with vaginal delivery (spontaneous or vacuum assisted, n = 1268)

cAll mothers n = 1410

Bolded values are the values which are significant (p<0.05)